


Yet Dafne Keen's Lyra is simply missing that part of the character! The show may be following the original story reasonably closely for now, but major deviations in both story and character personalities will be required further down the road unless the producers are counting on viewers already knowing what will happen. Book Lyra is a nearly uncontrollable adventurer and liar/storyteller, the latter of which is a crucial element to her personality that proves decisive throughout the story and her later growth as a person. The first is Lyra's complete lack of personality. There are three major problems I have with the series so far. Now I'll admit this is an unfair starting comparison. But after several episodes I still find myself preferring the movie. Given the frustration of The Golden Compass being an incomplete movie, I was excited to see another attempt at the source material with this TV series.
